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Jan 02, 2011
Caitlin
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This is NOT lesbian erotic pulp fiction. It is non-fiction-- the stories of 50 lesbians who were nuns, some were still nuns too.
I found it really interesting to hear about how there was a word used to describe, and chastise women for developing close, intimate relationships inside the convent, "particular friendships."
The descriptions of life within the convents was fascinating as well. Although some of the women engaged in physical relationships with other nuns on More...
I found it really interesting to hear about how there was a word used to describe, and chastise women for developing close, intimate relationships inside the convent, "particular friendships."
The descriptions of life within the convents was fascinating as well. Although some of the women engaged in physical relationships with other nuns on More...
Jan 03, 2009
I nicked this from my friend's bookshelf. She's a Catholic, but I'm a Lesbian---Lesbians win! Admittedly, I keep this on my shelf because the book's title and its cover (not the mass market edition's cover which is shown here. i have the trade paperback)are utterly and ridiculously hilarious. Really, lesbian nuns? I had no idea!
Some of the women's stories, I suppose are interesting... I was fairly bored by this one....
Some of the women's stories, I suppose are interesting... I was fairly bored by this one....
Mar 13, 2009
Marybeth
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This book is a series of interviews with women who are or have been Catholic Nuns. I met the editors of this book at a Women's Studies conference in 1995. When the book was published in 1985 the editors were guests on The Sally Jessie Raphael Show and created quite stir at the time. I found the individual stories to be sad, funny, uplifting, depressing and always interesting.
Jun 15, 2009
Sandy
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These are the stories, told in their own words, of 50 lesbian nuns. Most have left the convents but there are several in the 50 who were still active nuns at the time. The book was published in 1985 and definitely is dated but still a unique look at religious life and lesbians at a particular time and place. The prevalence of "particular friendships" (who knew there was a euphemism?) and how the sisters/postulants/novices dealt with their spirituality/sexuality conflicts was interestin
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Dec 13, 2008
Needleroozer
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I got this book from a Friends of the Library book sale a couple of years ago. I enjoyed reading it and felt enlightened by the personal stories these women had to tell.
I have to admit, I was hoping for a little titillation, but this book didn't really offer any. Bummer.
I have to admit, I was hoping for a little titillation, but this book didn't really offer any. Bummer.
Dec 22, 2008
Theodora
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This book resonated a lot. Nice to hear all of the women's stories. The boundary issue -- this is erotic? platonic? off-limits? really resonated with me.
Jul 14, 2008
Ms.
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I read this when it first came out in the paperback edition. All of my grandparents were Catholic, but my parents were not, so I didn't really become interested in Catholicism until I visited Northern Ireland a few times and found a relative had written a book about Catholic Life in Ireland in the 1800s. Then I started reading memoirs and such. I guess I started being interested in the history of the religion when I was a teenager, but I was never a Catholic.
Aug 10, 2007
Mo
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I read this the second I got out of Catholic school and suddenly everything that had happened in the previous 13 years made perfect sense to me. I still love this book and I give major props to anyone who is willing to speak their own truth and speak out no matter what.
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Oct 10, 2008
Stephy
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I actually learned obout this book because my sister's lover of some 40+ years wrote something for it. I loved the book. Even among the most invisible women, lesbians are invisible!
Apr 28, 2009
Sansan
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Found this book at the Larry McMurtry book store in Archer City Texas.
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